Almaty 2022 Winter Olympic bid at a glance

People travel in cable cars above the Medeu skating oval in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 26, 2015. Almaty, the financial capital, will go head-to-head with the Chinese capital Beijing on Friday when the International Olympic Committee elects the winner at its session in Malaysia. [Photo/Agencies]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The International Olympic Committee will vote Friday on the host city for the 2022 Winter Games, choosing between Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Almaty, former capital of the ex-Soviet Republic in central Asia, is making its second Olympic bid, but this is the first time it has reached the final stage.

Here's a quick look at the Almaty bid:

Population: 1.6 million.

Previous Olympics: None.

Previous winter bids: 2014 (failed to make list of finalists).

Bid leader: Andrey Kryukov.

Venues: 10 existing or under construction.

Olympic Villages: 3.

Organizing committee budget: $1.752 billion.

Infrastructure budget: $4.5 billion, including projects not directly for Olympics.

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